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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Dominican Republic (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
18
52
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
17
51
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
16
50
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
5
30
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
5
30
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Dominican Republic
5 Families width 38 Species
Chelodesmidae Cook, 189515SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)3SpeciesTaxom
Fuhrmannodesmidae Brölemann, 19164SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 189616SpeciesTaxom
Haplodesmidae Cook, 18950SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dominican Republic
30 Genera with 38 Species
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Achromoporus Loomis, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Asiomorpha Verhoeff, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Beatadesmus Loomis, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Biaporus Loomis, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Brachycerodesmus Carl, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Chilaphrodesmus Loomis, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Cliodesmus Chamberlin, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Craterodesmus Loomis, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Cryptogonodesmus Silvestri, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrodesmus Pocock, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtaphe Loomis, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Dasyodontus Loomis, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Dendrodesmus Pérez-Asso, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Docodesmus Cook, 19185SpeciesTaxom
Dominicodesmus Chamberlin, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Ebanodesmus Pérez-Asso, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Henicomus Loomis, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Hypselodesmus Loomis, 20123SpeciesTaxom
Inodesmus Cook, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Iomoides Loomis, 19414SpeciesTaxom
Iomus Cook, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Jeekelia Loomis, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Lasiomazus Loomis, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Lophodesmus Pocock, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanodesmus Carl, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Podiscodesmus Loomis, 20092SpeciesTaxom
Poratia Cook & Cook, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Psochodesmus Cook, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Synecheporus Loomis, 19411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dominican Republic
38 Species
Achromoporus coloratus Loomis, 1936Monterey hesperian
Achromoporus heteromus Loomis, 1941
Asiomorpha coarctata DeSaussure, 1860Fringed mountainsnail
Beatadesmus utowani Loomis, 1934Potbellied helicellid
Biaporus montanus Loomis, 1941
Brachycerodesmus oxapampaensis Kraus, 1960
Chilaphrodesmus darlingtoni Loomis, 1941Bronze shoulderband
Chilaphrodesmus rubellus Loomis, 1934Potbellied helicellid
Cliodesmus cryptopygus Chamberlin, 1923
Craterodesmus ovatus Loomis, 1941
Cryptogonodesmus darlingtoni (Loomis, 1941)⇒ Chilaphrodesmus darlingtoni Loomis, 1941
Cyrtaphe domingensis Loomis, 1941
Dendrodesmus yuma Peréz-Asso, 2003
Docodesmus alifer Loomis, 1941
Docodesmus angustus Loomis, 1941
Docodesmus brodzinskyi W. A. Shear, 1981White-lip gardensnail
Docodesmus griseus Loomis, 1941
Docodesmus haitiensis Chamberlin, 1918Redwood hesperian
Dominicodesmus geophilus (Chamberlin, 1923)⇒ Poratia granulofrons Chamberlin, 1918
Ebanodesmus victori Pérez-Asso, 2005
Henicomus septiporus Loomis, 1941
Hypselodesmus assoi Suriel, 2009
Hypselodesmus bicolor Loomis, 1941
Hypselodesmus subtilissimus Suriel, 2012
Iomoides conjuncta (Loomis, 1941)⇒ Iomoides conjunctus Loomis, 1941
Iomoides conjunctus Loomis, 1941
Iomoides parallela (Loomis, 1941)⇒ Iomoides parallelus Loomis, 1941
Iomoides parallelus Loomis, 1941
Jeekelia granulosa Loomis, 1941Bronze shoulderband
Lasiomazus concolor Loomis, 1941
Melanodesmus granulosus (Loomis, 1941)⇒ Jeekelia granulosa Loomis, 1941
Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Podiscodesmus carinatus Loomis, 1941
Podiscodesmus neiba Pérez-Asso, 2009
Poratia granulofrons Chamberlin, 1918Sierra shoulderband
Poratia mulegensis Chamberlin, 1923
Synecheporus platyurus Loomis, 1941

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Dominican Republic
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
1
11
15
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
3
17
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polydesmida at artfakta.se
Polydesmida at dyntaxa.se
Polydesmida at gbif.org
Polydesmida at irmng.org
Polydesmida at itis.gov